Since Blues have lost two Premier League games in a row and were almost defeated by Roma last week, his nostalgic - and possibly preventive - need to return to his motherland would seem, therefore, imminent though hardly justifiable.

Turkish support could help Albania pull off a similar maneuver, not only in heavily Albanian Kosovo but also in Macedonia, where much of the large Albanian minority would like to reunite with the motherland.

Whether due to paranoia, or just to insure that any defensive battles are not fought on the motherland's soil, evidence is seen in the USSR surrounding itself with 'communized' countries during the Cold War.

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